Tool-chest.



No. 658,522; P atonted Sept. 25, I900.

M. BEAUDIN. TOOL CHEST.

(Application filed Feb. 28, 1900.) I

(No llodal.)

Mf/iesses /fi 1/6 7101" non-alined as to each other.

ATENT OFFICE.

MEDERICK BEAUDIN, OF HART FORD, CONNECTICUT.

TOOL-CHEST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 658,522, datedSeptember 25, 1900. Application filed February 23, 1900. Serial No.6,219- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, MEDERIoK BEAUDIN, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing and having post-office address at Hartford, in thecounty of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in the Construction of Tool-Chests, of which thefollowing is a description, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, Wherein Figure 1 is a general view of a chest embodying saidimprovements. Fig. 2 is a View of the chest shown in Fig. 1 in verticalcrosssection on the plane denoted by the dotted line 00 00. Fig. 3 is aplan view of the front left-hand corner of the tool-chest shown in Fig.1, on a larger scale. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the fish-jointconnection of the channel-irons which encircle the chest-body, the openface of the channel-irons being toward the observer.

The object of the improvement is the production of a chest speciallysuitable for a toolchest having certain features of novelty andconstruction.

The body and cover of the chest are each composed of sheet metal. Thebody is composed of one piece a, forming the bottom and sides, and oftwo other pieces I), flanged and riveted thereto, forming the ends. Thecover 0 is composed of one piece, which forms the top, sides, and ends.

The sheet-metal chest-body is completely encircled by bands d ofoutwardly-closed channel-irons. Their ends meet at the rear and arethere fish-jointed together, as illustrated in Fig. 4. Each of thesefish-joints is in a different vertical plane, so that they are Thesechannelirons are riveted to the chest-body. At the corners they havecorner-cuts to enable them to be bent at right angles without crimping,and at these corners they are covered by the corner-pieces e. The coverof the tool-chest is also encircled by an outwardly-closed channel-irond, with corner-cuts and covering corner-pieces at the corners. Thischannel-iron is riveted to the cover.

The letter 0 denotes channel-irons riveted to the top of the cover forstrengthening the same.

The letter f denotes outwardly-open channel-bars riveted on the bottomof the chestbody for strengthening the same. They are beveled or curvedat the ends, so that they act as runners when the chest is pulled alongendwise upon a floor or the like.

The letter 9 denotes an angle-iron rest for the cover when it is open.It is rivet-ed on the rear face of the uppermost of the channel-ironswhich encircle the chest-body.

The letter h denotes the hinge itself, located at the angle of saidangle-iron.

The letter 1' denotes a clamp which may be fastened by a screw 2' to thechannel-iron which encircles the cover, the screw also acting as a pivottherefor. This clamp when in the position shown in Fig. 1 embraces byits right-angular ends the uppermost of the channel-bars, whichsurrounds the chest-body, and that channel-bar which surrounds thecover, holding the cover firmly shut, as is desirable when such atool-chest is filled with heavy tools and under transportation. When itis desirable that the cover and the body be not thus clamped together,the pivot-screw is run out for a little, the clamp is turned sidewisethereon, as shown in Fig.3, and then by running the screw inward it isfastened firmly enough for all practical purposes in that position oradjustment.

I claim as my improvement- 1. In combination; the chest body composed ofone piece of sheet metal forming the bottom and sides, with two piecesflanged and riveted thereto forming the ends; bands of outwardly-closedchannel-iron completely encircling the chest-body, riveted thereto,having corner-cuts at the corners and joined at the rear by non-alinedfish-joints; the hinged cover composed of one piece of sheet metalforming the tops, sides and ends; the out wardly-closed channel-ironcompletely encircling thercover, riveted thereto and having corner-cutsat the corners; the angle -iron rest for the open cover riveted on therear face of the uppermost of the channel-irons encircling thechest-body; and the hinge located at the angle of said angle-iron; allsubstantially as described and for the purposes set forth.

2. Incombination; the chest-body composed of one piece of sheet metalforming the bottom and sides with two pieces flanged and riveted theretoforming the ends; bands of outwardly-closed channel-iron completelyencircling the chest-body, riveted thereto, having corner-cuts at thecorners, and joined at the rear bynon-aliued fish-joints; the hingedcover composed of one piece of sheet metal forming the top, sides andends; the outwardly-closed channel-iron completely encircling the cover,riveted thereto, and having corner-cuts at the corners; the angle-ironrest for the open cover riveted on the rear face of the uppermost of thechannel-irons encircling the chest-body; the hinge located at the angleof said angle-iron and the outwardly-open channel-irons riveted on thebottom of said chest-body; all substantially as described and for thepurposes set forth.

3. In combination; the chest-body composed of one piece of sheet metalforming the bottom and sides with two pieces flanged and riveted theretoforming the ends; bands of outwardly-closed channel-iron completelyencircling the chest-body, riveted thereto, having corner-cuts at thecorners and joined at the rear by non-alined fish-joints; the hingedcover composed of one piece of sheet metal forming the top, sides andends; the outwardly-closed channel-iron completely encircling the cover,riveted thereto, and having corner-cuts at the corners; the angle-ironrest for the open cover riveted on the rear face of the uppermost of thechannel-irons encircling the chest-body; the hinge located at the angleof said angle-iron; and clamp screw-pivoted to the channel-ironencircling the cover; all substantially asdescribed and for the purposesset forth.

MEDERIOK BEAUDlN.

Witnesses:

W. E. SIMONDS, LUITGARD MORBA.

